PREFACE

by Pierre Verster (Paddy)

As pilot-members of the DCA we like strictly flying and navigating the Douglas DC-3 "as it was in the old days".

Referring to the old days we mean roughly the last century’s period from 1935 (the year the DC-3 saw birth) till 1950 when the VOR system made its entry in civil aviation.

During this period the devices available for navigation were:

- The Radio Compass (RC);
- The Bubble Sextant
- The Winddrift Meter

We found the FS9 default DC-3 already equipped with the RC

Lately the Bitzer/Beaumont duo surprised us with the Bubble Sextant as an add-on, however not being the easiest device to handle.

And again we found Dave Bitzer willing to design the Winddrift Meter as an add-on, to complete these navigation devices, used in the old days.

Those who know this device from a long time ago will notice that he succeeded in making a perfect design simulating this former navigation device.

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